Capture card for vvvv

vvvv beta general
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i have a capture card (Blackmagic Deckling SDI) but there are some bug with vvvv. see the topic
it is why i do this table to compare all cards and find the best.

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brand|reference|interface|source|number of input simutaneous|resolution|framerate|test with vvvv|price|link

sweetspot | SDI | PCI 32 bits | SD SDI | 1 | 480i 576i | 30fps 25 fps | no | 149£ | http://www.pluggedin.tv/item--SweetSpot-SDI-Video-Processor--SDI001

sweetspot | sweetspot | PCI 32 bits | YUV Svideo composite | 1 | 480i 576i | 30fps 25 fps | no | 149£ | http://www.pluggedin.tv/sweetspot/specs/index.html

matrox | Vio SDI | PCIe 4x | HD/SD SDI and analog HD/SD | 1 | 1080i 720p 480i 576i | 60/50/30/25/24 fps | no | ? | http://www.matrox.com/imaging/products/vio_sdi/b_vio_sdi.pdf

BlackMagic | Decklink | PCI 32 bits | SDI | 1 | 480i 576i | 30fps 25fps | YES | 295$ | http://www.decklink.com/products/sd/specs/

pixelmagic | SDI capturecard | PCI 32 bits | SD SDI | 1 | 480i 576i | 30 and 25 fps | no | 240$ | http://www.pixelmagicsystems.com/products/sdi/capture_card.htm

pixelmagix | PCI deluxe card | PCI 32 bits | YUV svideo composite | 1 | 480i 576i | 30 and 25 fps | no | 230$ | http://www.pixelmagicsystems.com/products/pdi/pdi_deluxe.htm

immersiveInc | Holo3DGraph 2| PCI 32 bits | Composite, Svidéo, YUV, SDI | 1 | 480i 576i | 30 fps 25 fps | yes | 1090€ | http://boostercorp.com/trade/productview/386/67/

digital-rapids | stream500 | PCIx 64 bits | composite svideo | 1 | 480i 576i | 30 fps 25 fps | no | | http://www.digital-rapids.com/brochures/drc-Stream500.pdf

digital-rapids | stream1000 to 2500 | PCIx 64 bits | SDI DV YUV composite svideo | 1 | 480i 576i | 30 fps 25 fps | no | | http://www.digital-rapids.com/brochures/drc-stream.pdf

Osprey | 50 to 560 | PCI 32 bits PCIx 64 bits | SDI Svideo composite | 1 | 480i 576i | 30fps 25 fps | no | | http://www.viewcast.com/products/osprey.html

Bluefish | Wildblue AV | PCI 64 bits | SDI | 1 | 480i 576i | 30fps 25 fps | no | | http://www.bluefish444.com/downloads/Brouchures/Bluefish444SD_web.pdf

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ncast | digitizer | PCI 32 bits | DVI or VGA or video | 1 | XGA | 25 fps | no | 1495$ | http://www.ncast.com/pdf/NCastDigitizerManual.pdf

Datapath | Vision RGB-PRO-1 | PCI 32 bits | VGA | 1 | max 1600 x 1200 | 30 updates per second | yes | 695£ | http://www.multiscreenvideo.com/VisionRGB_PRO.pdf

Datapath | Vision RGB-PRO-2 | PCI 32 bits | VGA | 2 | max 1600 x 1200 | 1 channel at SXGA= 12 Hz and 1 channel at XGA= 17 Hz | yes | 850£ | http://www.multiscreenvideo.com/VisionRGB_PRO.pdf

Pixelsmart | VGA-Master | PCI 32 bits | VGA | 1 | SXGA max | 2 fps at XGA | no | 349$ | http://www.pixelsmart.com/vga.html

Unigraf | UFG-01 | PCI 32 bits | DVI VGA composite | 1 | UXGA max | XGA 24 bits 18 fps | no | | http://www.unigraf.fi/files/products/ufg-01.pdf

Unigraf | UFG-03 | PCI 32 bits | DVI VGA | 1 | 2048*1536 max | ? fps | no | | http://www.unigraf.fi/files/products/ufg-03.pdf

epiphan | vga2usb | usb | VGA | 1 | 2560x2048 max | at XGA 16 bits 10fps | no | 400$ | http://www.epiphan.com/pdf/vga2usb.pdf

Foresight | Accustream 170 | PCIx 64bits | DVI | 1 | 2048x2048 max | at UXGA 30fps | no | 2995$ | http://www.foresightimaging.com/boardsframe.htm
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maybe there are errors so see me all you said to update the table
thanks

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update : unigraf and foresight

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hello,

@this time i`m trying to use the Datapath Vision RGB-PRO-1 .
but only by using the original software the card is able to capture the full framerate. if i use the capturedriver with vvvv, the card is capturing with 16 frames at maximum.

who has tested this card and can help?

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We have tested the Ems PhynxRGBPro dual vga input card and we have XGA full framerate with one input and with the second we have less than 10 fps.
But property page show us a sample rate parameter which should be put at 0 before you can adjust the “video in” framerate pin. Do you have a property page in the “video in” node?
We just have a problem with the clearness of the capture. Some parameters miss in the basic driver.

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With RGB application (the original software), can you choose “direct-to-video-memory acceleration” option ?
Are you sure you have full framerate on RGB application ?

edit:
i have do some test with PhynxRGB

on a PCIx bus at 33MHz, only this card, with only one input in 32 bits = 35 fps
on a PCIx bus at 33MHz, only this card, with only one input in 16 bits = 50 fps (the max in video input node)
on a PCIx bus at 33MHz, only this card, with only two inputs in 32 bits = 2x15 fps
on a PCIx bus at 33MHz, only this card, with only two inputs in 16 bits = 2x24 fps

on a PCI bus, with 2 videos capture card, with only one input in 32 bits = 20 fps
on a PCI bus, with 2 videos capture card, with only one input in 16 bits = 38 fps
on a PCI bus, with 2 videos capture card, with only two inputs in 32 bits = 2x9 fps
on a PCI bus, with 2 videos capture card, with only two inputs in 32 bits = 2x16 fps

the cpu was about 30% max on a Pentium D 3.46GHz

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ok, thx @ all

thiv:

But property page show us a sample rate parameter which should be put at 0 before you can adjust the “video in” framerate pin.

if i do this, it works, but no @all time. i dont know why. sometimes it works, sometime it strobes.

moustikopat:

With RGB application (the original software), can you choose “direct-to-video-memory acceleration” option ?

no, because this feature is only available on EMS graphics cards. but i have geforce-graphics cards.

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for info, i sell my video capture card (with hardware deinterlacing) : Holo3d.
with this card no problem with vvvv.